Abstract
The Wnt signal transduction pathway plays an important role in organogenesis and carcinogenesis. In an effort to better understand the action of oxidative stress-induced cellular signaling, we investigate the effect of exogenous H 2O 2 on the Wnt signal pathway. H 2O 2 decreases the amount of nuclear β-catenin and Tcf/Lef-dependent transcription. Overexpression of Dvl-1 abrogated H 2O 2-induced downregulation of β-catenin. Pretreatment with LiCl or Wnt-3a conditioned medium completely inhibited H 2O 2-induced release of mitochondrial cytochrome c and DNA fragmentation. These results suggest that H 2O 2 negatively modulates the Wnt signal pathway through downregulation of β-catenin.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 225-231 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Cancer Letters |
Volume | 212 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 30 Aug 2004 |
Keywords
- Cytochrome c
- DNA fragmentation
- Disheveled
- Hydrogen peroxide
- Tcf/Lef
- Wnt-3a
- β-Catenin